Atheism’s Gift

Christopher Killheffer on the Good Questions That Dispel
False Beliefs

In discussing the nourishing character of Scripture, C. S. Lewis noted the
importance of confronting the Bible in all its moods and voices, even “something
in itself so anti-religious as the nihilism of Ecclesiastes.” It’s
a striking idea, that Scripture should speak in the tones of the anti-religious,
and perhaps it’s an even more striking idea to suggest that exposing
ourselves to those caustic tones could somehow be beneficial to us. What good
could a blast of anti-religious nihilism do for a Christian life?

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